Price-ticket holder



y 1930- H. IjQPPETAL 1,768,715

PRICE TICKET HOLDER Filed Jan. 20, 1927 H INVENTORS HERMAN/V HDPP 6 Z50fioPp IE ATTORNEYS Patented July 1, 1930 PATENT OFFICE HERMANN HOP? ANDLEO HOPIP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PRICE-TICKET HOLDER Application filed January 20, 1927. Serial No.162,286.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in displaydevices and it pertains more particularly to price ticket holders.

It'is one of the primary objects of the pres- I out invention to providea device of the above mentioned character which will not only indicatethe price of the article in connection with which it is displayed, butwill also identify the article.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct a device of thischaracter that the tickets are removable, thus rendering the devicecapable of use in connection with all classes of merchandise and at anyprice.

While the invention is herein shown as embodied in a price ticket holderof the type adapted to be attached directly to the article ofmerchandise in connection with which it is. displayed, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to use in this connectionbut may be applied to price ticket holders adapted for attachment toshelves on which the merchandise is displayed or to containers Figure 5is a view in front elevation of a modified form of the invention;

Figure 6 is an edge view of said modified form, and

Figure 7 is a view in rear elevation of said modified form.

Referring in detail to the drawings and particularly to Figures 1 to 3thereof, the de vice comprises a main body portion 10 of any suitablematerial, preferably-a light metal, and said body portion 10 is formedwith longitudinally extending reinforcing ribs 11 and a transverselyextending reinforcing rib 12.

This body portion 10 is preferably of elongated form, but in any form,it has two of its opposed edges rolled inwardly or otherwise formed withticket retaining guide flanges such as 14 and 15'. A center guide member15 is provided, and this guide member 15 is preferably in the form of achannel memberadapted for seating in thechannel formed by thereinforcing rib 12, it being understood that the reinforcing ribs 11 and12 heretofore mentioned are struck from the front of the body portion tothe rear thereof. The sides of the channel shaped guide member 15 areformed with outwardly disposed flanges 16, and since the depth of theguide member-15 is greater than that of-the channel in which itseats,the flanges 16 will be spaced with respect to the front face of the mainbody portion 10 a suffici'ent distance to permit of price tickets or thelike, such as 17 being inserted therebeneath. The guide member '15 maybe secured to the main body portion 10 in any desired manner as byrivets 18 as shown in Figures 1 to 3 or by lugs or ears 19 carried bythe guide member and bent around the main body portion as shown in themodified construction illustrated in Figure 4'.

Theticket holder is provided with lugs or other suitable projectingelements 20 for the purpose ofpreventing lateral displacement of thetickets carried thereby, and means such as piercing pins or the like 21are employed for supporting the holder in display position;

"In that form of the invention shown in Figures 5 to 7 inclusive, thedevice comprises a main body portion 30 of suitable rigid material,preferably metal to which is suitably secured the supporting means 21.This main body portion 30 carries a plurality of ticket holders, therebeing two in the present illustration designated by the referencecharacters 31 and 32. Each of these ticket holders is provided withoppositely disposed side flanges 33 which constitute means for retainingthe tickets in position in the holders, the flanges 33 being aided inthis function by the lugs 34. The holders 31 and 32 may be retained inposition on the main body portion 30 by means of ears or the like suchas 35 which are adapted to embrace the sideedges of the main bodyportion 30 as shown. These ears are preferably formed integral withtheir respective ticket holder, thus facilitating the assembly of theticket holder, reducing the number of parts and presenting a smoothuninterrupted surface for placing" to use for displaying the price andidentification of'various commodities.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a main body portionof elongated shape, inwardly disposed end flanges integral with the endsof said main body portion, a channel member carried by said main bodyportion and extending transversely thereof in spaced relation to saidend flanges, oppositely disposed side flanges formed integral withsaidchannel member and adapted to co-operate with their respective endflanges to retain a ticket in display position on the main body portion,and means for removably t will be apparent Furthermore, the

main body portion, and means comprising tongues integral with saidchannel member and adapted for bending around the side edgesof the maidbody portion for securing the channel member to the main body portion.

Signed at NewYork, N. Y., this 18th day of January, 1927.

' HERMANN HOPP. LEO HOPP.

securing sald channel member to said main body portion, said lastmentioned means comprising tongues carried by the channel member andadapted for bending around their n spaced relation to said endflan es,oppotegral with the ends of said main bod tion, a channel member carriedby sai main respective side ed e of the body portion.

'2. A device 0 comprising a main body portion of elongated shape,inwardly disposed end flanges inpor body ortion and extendingtransversely thereo in spaced relation to said end flanges,

the character described,

oppositely disposed side flan es formed-inc fegral with said channelmember andadapted to co-operate with their respective end flanges toretain a ticketin display position on the main body portion, and meansadapted to embrace the body portion for removably securing said channelmember to said ma1n body portion.

3. A device of-the character described,

comprising a main body portion of elongated shape, inwardly disposed endflanges integral with the ends of said main bod portion, a

channel member carried by sai main 'body ortion and extendingtransversely thereof sitely disposed side flanges' forme inte 'al withsaid channel member and adapte to co-operate withtheir res ective endflanges to retain a ticket in disp ay positionpn the

